Truck accidents are especially challenging because of the laws and regulations involved – especially with interstate trucking. In addition, the injuries are likely to be serious.

Accidents involving trucks account for over 130,000 injuries in the United States. There are 5,000 deaths each year and close to 35% of the injuries are catastrophic. Trucks over 10,000 pounds (semis and tractor-trailer) represent only 3% of all registered vehicles but are responsible for over 25% of vehicle related deaths. The most common causes of truck accidents are unsafe driving, driver fatigue, oversized loads and mechanical negligence.

Call the Mann Law Firm immediately if you’ve been involved in a truck accident. The trucking company’s lawyers begin their investigation immediately after the wreck – it is important that you have someone investigating on your behalf.

We can look at several factors to see if the trucking company was negligent. For example, was the driver fatigue or speeding or was any traffic violation involved? Was the tractor-trailer truck properly loaded? Was load shift or weight shift involved? Was the big rig overweight? Was the accident caused by driver error? Was there a brake failure or other mechanical failure? Were proper training and safety policies followed? Were trucking regulations followed? Was an unlicensed driver behind the wheel?

Call a San Jose truck accident lawyer today and protect your legal rights @ 408-287-1600 or fill out the online free consultation now.